January 29, 2010

Sista Session

The Sista Sessions is an all-female snowboarding competition taking placeon the weekend of 12.-14. February in Mayrhofen, Austria. The action packedweekend features a 3star TTR slopestyle contest as well as heaps of otheractivities for female snowboarders of all levels.The Vans Penken Park will host the TTR 3star slopestyle competition withpro riders such as Basa Stevulova (SVK), Tania Detomas (ITA), ConnyBleicher (GER), Julia Baumgartner (AUT), Tina Ramholt (SUI), Alicia Bonnaud(FRA) and Enni Rukajärvi (FIN). There is a US$ 2.500,- prize purse up forgrabs. Billabong Girls will award the best unsponsored rider of the eventwith a 12 months clothing sponsorship that could evolve into a fullsponsorship, giving the lucky girl the once in a lifetime opportunity tomaybe soon be riding in one team with Anne-Flore Marxer, Jamie Anderson orJenny Jones.To secure yourself a place on the draw for the event, check outwww.sistasessions.com or participate in the Youtube Videoclip contest thatyou'll also find on the website.

All the girls who want to improve their riding skills or learn from thepros on how to jump kickers or hit the rails need to mark this weekend intheir calendars as well. You can now signup on the Sista Sessions websiteto the "Sweet Dream - Newbie Zone" to improve your riding and on top ofthat also receive a 10% discount voucher for your next shopping trip to theBillabong Store in Innsbruck (Europark Shopping Center).

Right next to the Vans Penken Park the Billabong Girls team will set up at-shirt printing machine for everyone to design and print their personalSista Sessions t-shirt. And last but not least after the prize givingceremony we will have a little campfire and hot-choclate for everyone tocatch-up on a good day of riding and competition, but also to have thechance to ask all the questions you always wanted to ask a pro-snwoboarder,a photographer, an event organizer, a magazine editor or a brandrepresentative. Maybe this is your personal launching pad into thesnowboarding industry, you never know!